Re-Milling Timbers

With winter on it's way and an unheated shop, it is time for tune ups and storage for the tools.

Re-milling timbers into boards for next years furniture making has been giving me some unexpected surprises. An 8x8x16' walnut timber buried beneath years of grime, and insect infestation will yield an exciting piece this spring. Several Beech beams have also yielded some beautiful boards. I am still optimistic that I will uncover another oak timber to complete the topless Coffee table.

These Timbers were salvaged from a Century Timber Frame Barn in Medina County. Great thanks to Bob for arranging to have these timbers delivered to my shop.

Rein Board

A rein board is used to practice holding and operating the reins when driving a carriage or cart. This rein board is a modified duplicate of a rein board borrowed from Maple Crest Farms in Brecksville, OH. This is one of two that I built to the specs provided by the experts at Maple Crest, it is designed to accommodate singles, four in hand, and Tandem . The reign board is made of reclaimed oak fence Boards and feature old horse shoes as counter weights.

A New Top for an Old Piece

This was a project that was hanging out in the corner of my shop for about a year. I had it all ready to go I just needed the motivation and time to fit it all together. The oak used was left over from my brother's abondoned re-model at his old house. The base of the table is an old foot pedal Singer sewing machine base. The drawer featured dovetail joinery and the secondary wood is poplar.